Mom’s Famous Carrot Cake

I’ve tried my fair share of carrot cakes and this remains the best I’ve ever had. I’m so excited to be sharing one of my all-time favorite family recipes with you! This cake is fluffy, decadent, delicious and so easy to make – it’s a hit time and time again. See exactly how I make it in this video.

What You'll Need:

+ 2 cups flour

+ 4 eggs

+ 1 cup coconut oil

+ ¼ cup buttermilk

+ 1 tsp. Cinnamon

+ + ½ tsp. Allspice

+ ½ tsp. Salt

+ 2 tsp. Baking soda

+ 1 ¼ cups sugar

+ 2 tsp. vanilla extract

+ 2 cups shredded carrot, packed

+ 1 cup crushed pineapple, gently strained

+ 1 cup shredded zucchini

+ ¾ cups walnuts, chopped

Cream cheese frosting:

+ 1 stick unsalted butter, softened

+ 8 oz. cream cheese, softened

+ 3 cups powdered sugar

+ 1 ½ tsp. Vanilla extract

+ Pinch of salt

Steps:

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Prepare two 9” cake pans with butter and flour.

2. Using the Cuisinart Custom 14 Cup Food Processor, shred your carrots and zucchini.

3. In a mixing bowl, combine flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon, and allspice.

4. In a separate large mixing bowl, beat eggs with a hand mixer. Then add sugar, coconut oil, buttermilk, and vanilla extract – combine.

5. Slowly add in flour mixture while mixing on low speed.

6. Once combined, using a baking spatula gently fold in the shredded carrots, zucchini, pineapple and walnuts.

7. Pour batter into prepared baking pans and bake for approximately 25 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow them to cool completely.

8. Once cooled, frost and sprinkle cinnamon using a sieve for garnish.

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